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House resolution · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Commemorating March 17, 2020, as the 40th anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980, and the amendments made by that Act, at a time when the need for bipartisan support of the refugee resettlement program of the United States is critical to the survival of the program.

H.Res. 902Introduced Mar 13, 2020Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Sylvia Garcia D-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 13, 2020 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

31 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 26 Democrats

5 of 31 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.

Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Susan Brooks (R-IN), John Curtis (R-UT), Bill Foster (D-IL), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Debra Haaland (D-NM), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), John Katko (R-NY), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Scott Peters (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), David Price (D-NC), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Adam Smith (D-WA), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Linda Sánchez (D-CA), David Trone (D-MD), Juan Vargas (D-CA) and 1 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sylvia Garcia.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-29 district

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.